Using DynamicHelp for WinForms

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The process of mapping Help topics to controls within a software application has often been thought of as an error-prone process of passing a topic map back and forth between Help authors and software developers. DynamicHelp for WinForms eliminates that painful process by providing two options:

Software developers can use C1DynamicHelp at design time to map the topics to controls.
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Help authors can map topics to controls themselves using the C1DynamicHelp authoring mode, without having to go through a software developer.

C1DynamicHelp gives you the ability to map a topic to any standard .NET controls and even parts of those controls. You can also map to custom controls. See the Advanced Features topic of this documentation for more information on mapping to control parts or custom controls.

DynamicHelp for WinForms supports several Help formats including HTML Help and NetHelp. No matter who is going to perform the topic mapping, the software developer must specify the Help file that is going to be used in the application before mapping can occur.

The following topics explain both ways to perform topic mapping.

Note: If you are the software developer of the application and would like the Help author to map topics to controls, please provide them with this documentation. The For Help Authors: Mapping in Authoring Mode topic provides all the information needed for topic mapping at run time in authoring mode.